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Although UNC fell short of its first ACC title since 1980, the overriding feeling among its players in the immediate aftermath of their loss was one of accomplishment rather than sadness because of the effort they put forth and the 11 straight wins that preceded it… Read More »

As meaningful a victory as it might have been, both in tangible significance and the perception it is helping to change, all it actually did was define for those of us on the outside what the Tar Heels already learned about themselves nearly two months ago.… Read More »

Nine of North Carolina’s 12 regular season football games last year started at either noon or 12:30. Although it’s possible that the Tar Heels could again get stuck with an abundance of early kickoffs in 2014, their fans can rejoice in the fact that it at least won’t happen for the first two games.… Read More »

It’s only coincidental — but highly symbolic — that Duke’s David Cutcliffe was named the ACC’s Coach of the Year on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Wake Forest’s Jim Grobe resigned his position as coach of the Deacons. Because as incredible a story as Cutcliffe’s historic success with Blue Devils has been this season, there’s a good chance it never would have been possible had it not been for Grobe and his equally surprising Deacons seven seasons earlier.… Read More »

According to coach David Cutcliffe, Duke has already sold out its allotment of ACC Championship Game tickets. The pronouncement was later clarified by the ACC to say that the school has sold out “two of the price points.”Either way, the enthusiastic response is proof that the excitement usually reserved for the Blue Devils’ basketball team is quickly starting to carry over to football.… Read More »

Just six seasons ago, coach David Cutcliffe took over a Duke program generally acknowledged to be the worst in college football. Saturday, he and his Blue Devils celebrated a gritty 27-25 win against arch-rival North Carolina that clinched the ACC’s Coastal Division title and a spot in next week’s league championship game.… Read More »

UNC’s ineligibility for the ACC Championship Game this season had led to a potentially unwanted scenario in the Coastal Division, which is why it’s time for commissioner John Swofford and his 12 ADs to tweak the league’s bylaws to set up a Florida State-Clemson rematch in Charlotte.… Read More »